Lancaster daily intelligencer. [volume] (Lancaster, Pa.) 1864-1928, 1887-01-18

orSinx cosrsspondsnce OF lrTKllfoHxorR.
s ooxunDrA, Jan. - --Charies Lopghead,
13nkeman on freight train drawn by engine
- IA Of the Pennsylvania railroad, met
5m1nh very serious accident on Monday AZ
|1g1oon, snd his escape from fatal injuries
~ almost miraculous The freight train
- arrived In the east yards, where the oars
80 cut In several drafts 10 run on different
oo1ilpgA Lopghead was standing between
NO cars, with . foot on each bumper bad
1rAwn the pin TO uncoupie the cars and gave
ne signal for the engineer to pull sbead.
he cars parted very suddenly and the
wakeman fell In tho middle OF the trsck'
How he escaped from terrible injuries be Is
unablo to state, aud be found himself lying
snlOng the track sunering from painful
hruiseA He 10 Of the opinion that the
1Tnck Of the cars passed over ms
n, but the physician states that II
onch was the case his injuries wonld
have been greater. The employees of the
1rain Immediately gave the injured brakeman
III possible assistance aud be was brought to
III boarding house, on North Front street.
The railroad physician was summoned and
made an examination. Longhesd has re-
osfved serious bruises on his right side; the
brake rigging bad caught his right thigh, ,caus-
'bg two gsshes and painful bruises. A large
RASH bad also been cut on the right shoulder.
The clothing wss torn from his right leg and
1ho Injuries are confined to that part of his
body. Longhead has been In the employ OF
The com pany for nine years and this wss his
llrss accident No bones have been broken
butthe entire right side is nothing but bruises
which will keep him Of duty tor some time.
Tho Lecture Tonight
The third entertainment of the lecture
course will be given this evening in the
opera house, which will be lecture on Seen
ersi Grants Tour Around the World, being
. description of this famous trip. The box
sheet Indicates very large audience this
evening.
Changes on the Railroad.
number OF changes have occurred on the
Reading d Columbia railroad at Columbia,
In addition to the number given some weeks
ego. John Q. Klipeielter, express driver,
has lett his position and will engage In farm
Ing near Balm bridge. His position will be
allied by A. J. Leonard, who was employed
In the freight warehouse Daniel ]. Hook,
former baggage-master, has the position in
the warehouse and William II. Roye is now
the baggsge-master. At the round house
John II. Roye, clerk, has accepted position
On the Pennsylvania railroad and John
0&I0e5 Will I'LL tne Sdcant pOssllOus
Town Notes.
A very large audience was In the opera
house last night when 81 Perkins" was
presented by Frank Jones and company.
Tho play was given in an excellent manner
pleasing every person present The excel
lent orchestra was feature OF the perform
aucA
Two extra cars on the passenger train leav-
ing town at 7 a N. were required To carry
the passengers from Columbia and vicinity
20 the Inauguration OF General Besv-r at
Hars isburg. Company Q, As men, rank and
dle, also left on this train. Company /, frolu
WTightsyille, was brought over the bridgt
IN special car and Joined the town com.
pany.
Furnace No. OF the Chestnut Bill Iron
Ore company, was lighted up last night the
torch being applied by Isaac Fornwslt, far
uaco keeper. The furnace IS working IN Q
very good manner